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Mental Health Literacy, Attitudes to Help Seeking, and Perceived Need as Predictors of Mental Health Service Use: A Longitudinal Study

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Bonabi, Herdis, Müller, Mario, Ajdacic-Gross, Vladeta, Eisele, Jochen, Rodgers, Stephanie, Seifritz, Erich, Rössler, Wulf, Rüsch, Nicolas·2016·Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease

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Many people with mental health problems do not use mental health care, resulting in poorer clinical and social outcomes. Reasons for low service use rates are still incompletely understood. In this longitudinal, population-based study, we investigated the influence of mental health literacy, attitudes toward mental health services, and perceived need for treatment at baseline on actual service use during a 6-month follow-up period, controlling for sociodemographic variables, symptom level, and a history of lifetime mental health service use. Positive attitudes to mental health care, higher mental health literacy, and more perceived need at baseline significantly predicted use of psychotherapy during the follow-up period. Greater perceived need for treatment and better literacy at baseline were predictive of taking psychiatric medication during the following 6 months. Our findings suggest that mental health literacy, attitudes to treatment, and perceived need may be targets for interventions to increase mental health service use.

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Authors: Bonabi, H., Müller, M., Ajdacic-Gross, V., Eisele, J., Rodgers, S., Seifritz, E., Rössler, W., & Rüsch, N.
Affiliations: Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
ORCID: Müller, Mario
Rodgers, Stephanie
Seifritz, Erich
Rüsch, Nicolas
Venue: Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2016-04
Volume: 204
Issue: 4
Pages: 321-324
ISSN: 0022-3018 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000488
OpenAlex: W2335074027
Cited by: 308
References: 23
Citations by year: 2026: 18 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 1
FWCI: 27.30
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.zora.uzh.ch
Licence: other-oa
Locations: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
Keywords: mental health literacy, help-seeking attitudes, perceived need for treatment, mental health service utilization, help-seeking barriers, psychotherapy utilization, psychiatric medication use, help-seeking interventions
MeSH terms: Help-Seeking Behavior, Adult, Attitude to Health, Mental Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, Psychotherapy, Psychotropic Drugs, Surveys and Questionnaires, Switzerland, Utilization Review, Health Literacy

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